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Church Registers Database
Find out what baptism, marriage and burial registers we keep and their covering dates
Easington: People, Past and Present
Search images and oral histories by the people of Easington and the surrounding area
Mining Durham’s Hidden Depths
Search for County Durham miners by name
Binchester
From Roman fort to colliery village – explore archives, archaeology and local studies collections
Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902
Durham Light Infantry objects, photos, memorials and memories of this military campaign in South Africa
Stockton & Darlington railway
Track the development of early railways in County Durham since the 1820s
In pursuit of perfection
Listen to John (Pop) Porter talking in 1976 about how to grow prize leeks at Peterlee
Birth, marriage and death certificates
Start with a quick surname check for records after 1837 held by County Durham’s registration service
Richard Annand, VC
The first British Army soldier of the Second World War to be awarded the Victoria Cross, in May 1940
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Parcels for prisoners of war giving names, postal addresses, lodges, etc., 1943 – 1944 – A-D
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Arbitration committee minutes – A-D
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Amended plan of proposed house …
Read MoreRD/La 143/1622 – Lanchester Rural District Council – Building plans
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Sick Fund entrance fees, 1885 – 1903 – A-D
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1898 – 1938 – A-D
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Letter of Joseph Cawthorn …
Read MoreD/Bo/G 56/191 – Bowes Museum Collection – Thomas Bell and Sons, surveyors (places Ch to G)
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Plan of proposed house …
Read MoreRD/La 143/1557 – Lanchester Rural District Council – Building plans
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31 December 1898 (1) Robert Henry Lawson and Frederick Lawson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne …
Read MoreD/X 1056/136 – Miscellaneous documents – Snowball, Tucker and Bibby solicitors, Consett
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 32 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward West
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Conveyance and mortgage by release 3 August 1833 Parties: (1) William Knowles of Hartlepool …
Read MoreD/X 287/WH 3/2 – Miscellaneous documents – County Durham deeds
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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1920 – 1923 – A-D
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 29 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward West
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Solicitors' account, 1913 – 1915 – A-D
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Accounts of William Cawthorn for tiles delivered to Gibside …
Read MoreD/St/E15/7/32 – Strathmore Estate – Estate Administration: Multiple and unidentified estates
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Plan of proposed 5 houses …
Read MoreRD/La 143/1626 – Lanchester Rural District Council – Building plans
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Digital photograph of Hookergate Grammar School …
Read MoreD/Ph 536/2/9 – Photocopies and photographs – Hookergate Grammar School
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 29 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward West
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Treasurers' cash book, September 1886 – March 1888 – A-D
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Treasurer's Post Office Order Book, 1 February 1919 – 17 April 1920 – A-D
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Receipted invoice from William Cawthorn to John Bowes for tiles delivered to Shield Row …
Read MoreD/X 1493/289 – Miscellaneous documents – Bowes estate records: Gibside and others
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Mortgage 15 August 1833 Parties: (1) William Dobson of Hartlepool …
Read MoreD/X 287/WH 3/4 – Miscellaneous documents – County Durham deeds
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Mortgage by release 1 December 1845 Parties: (1) John Smith of New Stranton …
Read MoreD/X 287/WH 3/8 – Miscellaneous documents – County Durham deeds
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1928-1976 – A-D
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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 16 October 1914 – 4 February 1915 – A-D
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Compensation Department, Reports of meetings of the Arbitration Committee (labelled 'Minutes of Arbitration Committee'), vol.5, 14 January – 21 December 1925 – A-D
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 30 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward West
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 31 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward West
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Compensation Department, Report of Proceedings of the Arbitration Committee … (labelled 'Compensation Minutes, etc.'), 23 November 1928 – 4 November 1929 – A-D
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Plan of proposed scullery …
Read MoreRD/La 143/1916 – Lanchester Rural District Council – Building plans
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 31 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward West
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1923-1926 – A-D
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Amended plan of proposed 5 houses …
Read MoreRD/La 143/1630 – Lanchester Rural District Council – Building plans
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Receipted invoice from William Cawthorn to John Bowes for the supply of bricks and tiles …
Read MoreD/X 1493/290 – Miscellaneous documents – Bowes estate records: Gibside and others
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 27 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward West
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 30 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward West
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Assignment of mortgage 25 July 1838 Parties: (1) Mary Bush …
Read MoreD/X 287/WH 3/7 – Miscellaneous documents – County Durham deeds
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 32 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward West
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Arbitration committee minutes – A-D
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Pension Fund register …
Read MoreD/Co 56/7 – Consett Iron Company – Business Archives Council grant
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Accounts of Thomas and William Cawthorn for making tiles for Streatlam and Wemmergill estates …
Read MoreD/St/E4/14/3 – Strathmore Estate – Estate Administration: Streatlam and Wemmergill combined
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Receipted invoice from William Cawthorn to John Bowes for the supply of tiles …
Read MoreD/X 1493/325 – Miscellaneous documents – Bowes estate records: Gibside and others
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William Cawthorn (file no. 4430) …
Read MoreCOR/CW/2/96 – Chester Ward West Coroner – Inquest files